Christian Parenting Is Not An Easy Task

Parenting is not an easy task for most couples. In particular, raising God-fearing children is not an easy task. The basic fundamental law begins with the parents themselves. Different facets of parenting exist and can be considered as surrogate parenting. The most important thing in such parenthood is whether the children adhere to or deviate from Christian values.

So how do you distinguish between Christian parenting and the secular method of parenting? Most people think of parenthood as simply giving children basic needs, such as food, a place to live, clothes, and an education, but the truth is, it's more than that. Being a Christian parent means referring to Bible teachings to guide our children or generally using the scriptures as a way to correct bad behavior. In such parenting, children will be afraid of being found in error for fear of being penalized.

What does the Bible say about parenthood? In the book of John 17:26, the Bible attempts to explain that one of the reasons Jesus came to this planet was to show us what his father's heart looked like. So, Christian parenthood means taking care of children, just as God always does for us.

God never changes his grace from us just because we have proven ourselves to be weak. In some cases, grace is misinterpreted due to the fact that it is about showing grace to children even when they have offended us. Of course, this is a difficult thing for us parents, but when we learn that the Lord does the same for us, it encourages us to give the same back to our children.

It is obvious that we have placed high hopes on our children and have high expectations of them, which makes us frustrated when they behave contrary to what we expect from them. The truth is, the same thing happens to our Heavenly Father when we do things from earthly teachings, not what He teaches us. With this in mind, we will comfortably understand our children even when they go astray.

Of course, discipline is one of the important pillars of Christian life. God always disciplines us when we are wrong. However, it mainly means punishing our children. However, in Greek, the word discipline means that it is a process of correcting wrongdoers to teach them good behavior, therefore more teaching than severely punishing our children. The reason God gives punishments is to remove those beliefs in our minds that will cause someone to behave incorrectly.

It is fundamental to know that if we correct our children every day and punish them when they do harm, they will end up behaving like us. This is because children see us as role models.